Police Calls | Man draws knife during dispute

100 block of Blymyer Ave., Mansfield - A man was arrested Friday at 1:07 a.m. on a charge of obstructing official business after he and another male fled on foot after an officer put his spotlight on them and yelled for them to stop. The man who was taken to jail refused to answer any of the officer's questions.

200 block of Lexington Ave., Mansfield - Officers were told Friday a 33-year-old man was arguing with a woman over not being able to find his crack pipe. He was taken to jail and issued summonses on drug paraphernalia, possession of drugs, marijuana and drunkenness.

600 block of Armstrong Avenue, Mansfield - A man told police he heard gunshots and a female scream in the area. He said he believed the sounds came from a trailer. Officers checked the well being of the occupants and the trailer was found to be unoccupied. Another person also said she heard two gunshots several minutes apart from each other and someone scream.

Salvation Army, 47 S. Main St., Mansfield - Officers responded to a report of a fight involving a knife Thursday afternoon. When officers arrived, they found a 23-year-old man, who said three unknown men and an unknown woman were causing problems with him. The man said the three men asked him to leave, and he did. He reported the men then surrounded him, so he brandished a knife. Officers found the knife in the man's pocket. He was issued a summons in lieu of arrest on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon and released. Officers were unable to locate the men or woman.

Volunteers of America, 921 N. Main St., Mansfield - A male resident at the facility reported Thursday morning he allowed another male resident to use his cellphone last week to call his 24-year-old girlfriend. The resident said the girlfriend now continuously calls and texts his phone, wanting to talk to her boyfriend. A text sent to the phone says the sender was going to blow up the VOA on Thursday morning, but police couldn't confirm the woman sent the text, according to a police report. The woman denied sending continued texts to the phone and denied threatening to blow up the VOA. She also told police she stopped texting after the first time the man told her to stop.

Marathon, 495 Woodville Road, Mansfield - A 35-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning on an aggravated menacing charge after a woman said the man came in the store and threatened to blow her head off, according to a police report. She reported the man also told her to stop talking about his girlfriend, who was previously an employee at the store. The man, who denied making the threats, was taken to jail.

400 block of Newman Street, Mansfield - A woman reported Thursday morning someone slashed all four tires on a vehicle.

The News Journal does not identify people charged with misdemeanor offenses in the Police Calls. This is a fairness issue related to the large number of incidents that we cannot report in the wide geographic area being covered. Offenders are identified through subsequent court listings.